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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1975
Page
3
A downtown fire gutted the Logan House in Murphysboro early today, killing a 46 year old woman identified as Margie Wilkerson. The Murphysboro Southern Illinoisan office and others sustained major damage as 50 to 60 firefighters battled the blaze.
City leaders Carroll Fry and Neal Eckert unveiled a plan to redevelop the University Avenue area from Walnut to Main with a shopping mall arcade of small stores between Walnut and Monroe. Extending General Telephone Co to include WCIL and massage parlors is proposed, with phase two addressing Illinois Avenue and possible railroad relocation. A follow up landlords merchants meeting is planned in about two weeks.
The Carbondale Fire Department cannot send its ladder truck to downtown Murphysboro due to repairs. The 1961 American LaFrance unit has been in a Marion shop since mid May with its motor removed. Parts are scarce and the truck may be operable by Friday. West Frankfort snorkel truck covers high rise calls under mutual aid.
The Logan House, a historic Murphysboro hotel with roots dating to 1844 and ties to Gen. John A. Logan, burned today. Firefighters saved two paintings of John A. Logan and the 1888 cornerstone as the long history of ownership and renovations was recounted by local historian Barbara Burr Hubbs.
Murphysboro City Council discusses buying a new ambulance with 70 percent cost covered by Illinois Department of Transportation and meeting state standards. Action postponed awaiting Jackson County Board move toward county wide ambulance system.
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 plans a $4.6 million high school with a mid July start. Grading begins after a July 3 pre construction conference, with 18 month build and use in September 1977 for grades 10 11 and 12. Frank Puttman named principal at Washington School. new supervisor of music position created with $600 yearly raise.
Carterville voters learn petitions may be filed until July 14 for the late Robert Samuel’s City Council seat. City Clerk Fred Rudloff had believed June 14 to be the deadline but was advised by the Illinois Board of Election Commissioners to set July 14. A special election for the Ward 3 four year aldermanic term is scheduled for September 16.
A bill to create a separate seven member board for SIU Edwardsville could shift Edwardsville governance away from the SIU board on July 1, 1976 while SIU Carbondale remains under the existing board. Some see the move as a step toward a potential state super university linking SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville with UIUC Circle and NIU.
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